Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Nicholas is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Nicholas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is blonde and very short. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, William is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, William and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has wavy brown hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mortician. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Don learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Mortician. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely yellow suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Doctor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2900 sp.